After 27 years, when Coca-Cola was first released, a cancer warning is placed on their famous red bottles. The state of California declared that one of the ingredients of Coca-Cola carried carcinogen, and under Californian law, drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens must have a cancer-warning label on their packaging. For the National Institute…
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Selfie obsessed brands Recently there has been a new trend called ‘’selfies’’. As you all know, it’s people taking pictures of themselves. Brands have been using this trend as a type of advertisement. Last year (2013), there was a huge growth in brands which used selfies. Number of brands running selfie contests from Facebook were…
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Marc Quinn is a fifty years old, contemporary British artist who is known for “Self” which he made from his own frozen blood and “Alison Lapper Pregnant” which is a sculpture of Alison Lapper (it has been installed on the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square). He investigates “the relationship between nature and culture as well…
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Everyone knows of the newest game app; Flappy Bird. Not because it’s a fun or entertaining game, but because it is the most annoying yet addictive game ever played. The game only needs you to do one thing; tap. You must keep your bird flying while avoiding the long tubes. Yes, it doesn’t sound interesting…
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During the Spanish Civil War in mid 20th century, fascist leader Francisco Franco ruled the country with 3 main activities: Fiesta, Flamenco and Football. Whenever he lost his authority or if the public started to question him, he controlled the country with football and manipulated his people. Spanish people were in love with football and…
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There is an anti-government protest going on in Russia these days. The anti-government protestors and the Ukranian riot police are in a very dangerous clash that could lead to some bloody days in Russia. Anti-government protesters reinforced barricades and braced for a fresh assault by the riot police today, after a day of fierce clashes…
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Based on the surveys that have been made during these two years we have found out that most relationships or marriages break up on the social media. %79 of the respondents were using sites such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook etc.. Some of the respondents had met their ex online and dated online as well. Another…
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In the police report regarding Kurt Cobain’s death, the death of Kurt Cobain in April 1994 is shown as a suicide. There is, however, ample evidence that it was in fact an act of murder. The biggest reason that Cobain’s death is shown as a suicide is the fact that the same week Cobain was…
DetailsIn the January transfer window, many teams such as Galatasaray, bought a lot of players. Galatasaray head coach Roberto Mancini decided that the age average of the teams is too high, so he chose younger players that will bring that average lower. Galatasaray team bought 8 players: The first player is Izet Hajrovic,…
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After being imprisoned for five years in Palestine, Gilad Shalit was released with a price of freeing 1027 Palestine soldiers. This event was under big discussion for years. The question was: Did releasing 1027 Palestinian soldiers was worth an Israeli soldier; and what did both governments get from this deal? Releasing 1027 Palestinian soldiers was…
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It’s easy to see that citizens in different areas of Turkey do not exactly live under the same circumstances, and while there are developed cities, there are also quite a few underdeveloped ones. Unfortunately, the quality of education in these parts of Turkey is also very different from the luckier parts. While there are 45…
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Nazım Hikmet is one of the most great poets of Turkey. In one of his poems, he says he is a walnut tree with one hundred thousand leaves. Here is the poem: The Walnut Tree My head a foam of clouds, the sea inside and outside of me, I am a walnut tree at Gulhane…
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